United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls on artificial intelligence companies to be more transparent about the environmental effects of their technologies and to move toward cleaner energy sources. Speaking at London Climate Action Week, he urges firms to disclose information about the carbon pollution produced by AI systems. He also asks companies to report the water and land used to power and support their operations.
Guterres frames the request as a need for measurable reporting rather than general claims, arguing that environmental transparency should extend to how AI is powered and what resources it consumes. He proposes an “AI Environmental Transparency Initiative,” which he describes as a framework for companies to quantify and release relevant environmental data.
Across outlets, the core points are that Guterres makes the appeal in a climate-focused public address, specifically targets AI companies, and links environmental disclosure to a commitment to clean energy. The reports do not describe any immediate regulatory changes, but they present the call as a public policy and industry transparency effort tied to climate action.
